Gift Ideas: Cookies in a Jar

The baker, the sweets fanatic, and the cookie-lover in your life will praise you for gifting them with jars of homemade cookies or delicious dry cookie mixes. Decorate these darling Mason jar gifts with festive ribbons, and include a recipe card for ready-to-bake treats that are inexpensive to make in bulk.

Add some Christmas cheer to a clear jar with this simple layered food gift idea.

How to Make a Jar Food Gift

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Creating a super sweet Christmas gift for mom, or anyone really, is easy to do on a budget, thanks to this step-by-step guide. All you need is a Mason jar, some holiday decorations, and a cookie recipe.

Cardamom Snaps

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Used in both sweet and savory dishes, cardamom will lend unforgettable flavor to your holiday baked goods. Use two teaspoons of the aromatic spice to make 48 festive cookies for gifting.

Butterscotch Pecan Shortbread Cookie Mix

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Layers of brown sugar, toasted pecans, butterscotch chips, and other tasty ingredients will inspire the bakers in your life to whip up a batch of amazing shortbread cookies. (Hopefully they'll share!) Detail the baking instructions (below) on a gift tag attached to the Mason jar.

Gingerbread Snow Globe City

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Building an impressive cookie city is a surefire way to stand out from the gift-giving crowd. The best part? You can use the extra dough from this recipe to bake additional cookies to enjoy for a job well done.